National Driller August 2011

National Driller August 2011......Page 1
News and Notes at Press Time......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
News and Notes at Press Time......Page 8
Drilling Is Key to Blasting Operations......Page 10
Drilling Operations in Panama......Page 14
Willmarth Well Drilling – Built to Survive......Page 18
Are the Consequences Really Unintended?......Page 20
Bulletin Board......Page 24
More Yet on Older Submersibles –Will This Ever End?......Page 26
Quarry Academy 2011......Page 28
Kudos to Southwest Airlines......Page 34
What Are You Waiting For?......Page 38
How to Calculate and Control Pressure-tank Drawdown......Page 40
Humanitarian Drilling Project......Page 44
Coming Events......Page 46
Slowdown Prompts Contractor
To Explore Geothermal......Page 48
Smart Pump Starters......Page 54
Searching for the “Holy Grail” of Drilling Fluids......Page 56
Another Record For FKCI......Page 57
FGWA Follows Blueprint......Page 58
“Water Well Products”......Page 62
A Parting Shot......Page 67
The Marketplace......Page 68
Back Cover......Page 84